Give me some advice, offers tips

I’m pretty sure UT Austin does not take mid year engineering transfers. You have to apply in the fall for the following fall. I’m also pretty sure they do not count AP credits toward the 30 hours you must have before applying. You may want to give them a call.

I don’t believe U of Michigan or UT Austin either one will take spring transfer for engineering. You do realize that even thought AP credits can count for college credit they don’t count as having taken college courses when being considered as a transfer student they are part of a high school transcript. Also for U of M engineering you need to score a perfect 5 on AP Calc and AP Physics. With your SAT/ACT score I don’t know if that’s possible.

You seem to be putting a heavy emphasis on AP credits when as a transfer student those don’t help you any more than they would now.

The following is directly from their website the credit must come from a community college not a AP course.
Has earned sophomore (30+ credits) or junior standing (55-60 credits) with transferable credit earned at a community college or another two- or four-year college or university

If you truly want to transfer to one of these schools you need to consider as others have said a longer time at the community college level and then understand that it is harder to transfer in to Engineering.
Both of those schools are very competitive schools and don’t become any less so just because you are a transfer student

@Boilermom
https://admissions.umich.edu/apply/freshmen-applicants/ap-ib-credit#Engineering

actually, for the bc test, all you need is a 4 (which is tough I know) but not perfect. Yes AP Physics C you do need it.

I will first go to a regular 4-year school, transfer the credits than see what I have. All I care is about getting in and nothing else.

I know how tough it is to get into these schools, So I will give it a shot and move forward with that :). If it fails, I do have backups ready in place :slight_smile:

p.s. I’m taking the ACT again, and what factor does ACT put into me not scoring a 5?

In order to be considered a transfer student at UT Austin for Spring 2018, it looks like you’ll need 30 credits (10 courses). Otherwise, they consider you a freshman. Why not do a year at a cc then apply for transfer for fall 2019?

@austinmshauri I heard transferring in the fall is competitive. Are you sure a year would help to get me into UT Austin or Umich?

If your grades and test scores aren’t competitive, when you apply won’t matter. UMichigan’s mid-50% range is 1350-1530. UT Austin’s is 1160-1390. I think that makes both reaches for you. You have to work with your 910 SAT and 3.3 GPA, not the stats you wish you had.

Do you have any safeties on your list? How much can your parents pay? I’d start there. If you don’t have any affordable options on your current list, you can start at a cc or take a gap year and apply to a different set of schools next year.

@austinmshauri

But I thought both of thies engineering colleges don’t ask for Test scores and high school gpa. But will ask for my college gpa and essays and etc.

My dad doesn’t mind where I go as long as I do well. I do plan for community college for summer and fall at my 4 year university.

You need to read their websites carefully to see what they require. Being eligible to apply as a transfer doesn’t necessarily mean colleges won’t ask for your high school transcript and test scores. I graduated from high school over 20 years ago and I have a bachelor’s degree, but when I matriculated in a different college as a transfer student last year they required that I submit my high school transcript. I don’t remember if they wanted test scores. Mine are on my transcript, so that may have been good enough. Colleges are different, though, so read their requirements to find out what they want.